Thirucchandhaviruttham- 38th verse- KaaLinga nardhanam!

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SrI:

SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya namah:

Dearest Srivaishnavas,

 

In last verse AzhwAr enjoyed His kai vaNNam (hand

work) and now He continues to enjoy His hand work

along with His footwork… and narrates His leelAs;

 

kadankalandha vankari marupposiththu Or poykaivaay

vidankalandha paambinmEl nadampayinRa naathanE

kudan kalandha kooththanaaya koNdalvaNNa!

thaNthuzhaay,

vadankalandha maalaimaarbhaa! kaalan^Emi kaalanE!

(38)

 

Oh KaalanEmi kaalanE! Oh Swami! The One who was a Yama

(death) of KaalanEmi asurA! [OR] the One who runs the

kaala (Time) ChakrA over ages! Kaala nAthA!

Sarva Swami! The One who broke the tusker of huge

strong elephant Kuvalayaapeetam and then practiced

dancing on the heads of poisonous KaaLingan snake in

the middle of the Yamuna river! Oh cloud hued KaNNA!

The one who danced holding the array of pots on is

head in the intersection of streets! (kudakkootthA!)

heeding to the cowherd woman’s plea in order to get

a handful of butter from her! [what a sowlabhyam] The

One who wears most fragrant thuLasi garland on his

divine chest!

 

Kutti KaNNan went in between the strong legs of the

huge strong elephant while fighting with the same (at

the entrance of Kamsa’s palace] and that angered the

elephant which made the waters ooze out of its

forehead and then Kutti KaNNan broke its tusker and

killed the same. The way he danced in the intersection

of streets with pots on His head is in no way less

enjoyable for Him than the dance He performed on the

poisonous many headed Kaalingan-

the snake.

 

When gopas with their cattle strayed to the spot where

part of Yamuna river by name Kalindi was there and the

thirsty boys drank along with the cattle

from that pond and dropped dead. KaNNan gazed upon

them and realized what happended. They revived with

his divine glance and KaNNan decdied to resolve

the issue then and there with Kaalingan snake who

loves in that pond making the whole pond waters

poisonous with his presence. So, while the Gopas

watched, KaNNan climbed the tree nearby , removed His

peethAmbaram, peacock flowers and the few flowers,

tightened his lion cloth and jumped straight

into the pond. So great was the jump the water

splashed few meters high. Kaalingan was angered and

even surprised and with terrific rage, attacked

the Kutti fiercely and stung Him with his fangs. He

entwined Himself around the divine Body of Kutti in

order to choke him and cut him into various pieces.

The Gopaka boys could not bear to see the darling

KaNNan being chiked. They felt certain that His death

is unavoidable and feel down with sorrowful tears.

Cattle wept and lowered their heads in distress. The

elders by now were informed and the whole cowherd clan

has arraived at the pond bank alarmed including

Nandhagopan. They were more wooried as there was no

Balarama that day with Kutti. Balarama was never

perturbed and consoled all and even prevented Nandhan

from jumping into the waters to save KaNNan.

 

It was almost few long minutes and KaNNan was in the

grip of the deadly snake. When KaNNan realized the

distress of entire cowherd clan and of his father and

mother even, KaNNan grew himself so much that the

snake could not hold him anymore. KaNNan leaped onto

one of the heads of Kaalingan and held the tail with

His one hand. Angered Kaalingan raised his other heads

and their tongues to touch KaNNan and kill Him; KaNNan

jumped on those heads that rose up; Thus, it became

kind of dancing jumping from one head to other

and taming down one head and the other- thus touching

all heads of Kaalingan with His lotus feet (wow! What

a bhAgyam!). The sight was indeed wonderful and

enchanting for everyone and even Devas appeared in the

sky! They can not miss such golden opportunity of

seeing and enjoying paravtham in such simple

enchanting form doing such a wonderful dance!

Kaalingan exhausted by his own struggle and heeding to

the requests and prayers of his (Kaalingan’s) wives,

KaNNan spared him from getting killed. Kaalingan went

with his family, for Ramanaka Dweepa and left Yamuna

river.

 

nATHA! Only the master and Swami needs to protect His

property and hence You did that wonderful deed of

protecting Your property, namelt Gopakas and cattle!

You did it so effortlessly and charmingly! He shows

His Supremacy of Lordship with his wearing thuLasi

garland and declares His Parathvam! The pots, the

snakes and He- all are dark hued colour- and hence

AzhwAr addresses Him- koNdal vaNNA! Cloud coloured

Lord! Not just colour; also in showering His dayA like

the cloud that showers with no partiality.

 

Thirumazhisai Piraan ThiruvaDigaLE SaraNam

Regards

Namo Narayana

dAsan

 

 

 

 

 

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